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THERE’S no doubt right now that Stent is Australasia’s best trotter...read more
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N:r Plac Häst Kön Härstamning Kusk Tränare Tid Dist Odds Pris 2 1 Stent (NZ) v Dream Vacation - Belle Galleon Colin DeFilippi Colin DeFilippi 1.12,7a 1720 13 187 500 4 2 Vincennes v Ganymede - Showmethemaori Jody Jamieson L M Fitzpatrick 805 45 000 5 3 Flying Isa (NZ) v Pegasus Spur - Sun Isa Luke McCarthy Belinda McCarthy 393 30 000 9 4 Brunelleschi v Tennotrump - Box Brownie Greg Sugars A E Tubbs 104 15 000 8 5 Kyvalley Blur (US) v Chocolatier - Duo Val Car Dexter Dunn B A Lilley 237 7 500 1 6 Sheemon (NZ) v Monarchy - Solar Fire Dexter Dunn K D Townley 75 3 000 3 7 Keystone Del (NZ) v Dr Ronerail - Flipside Blake Fitzpatrick Nicole Molander 93 3 000 10 8 Neville Vaughan (NZ) v Britewell - Jenola Bay Jason Lee R R McMillan 1590 3 000 6 9 Steal A Sixpence v Safely Kept - Half A Sixpence Gavin Lang G A Lang 907 3 000 7 10 Cold Sister (US) s Like A Prayer - Aspenglow Joshua Aiken David Aiken 1710 3 000 BAY GELDING 6 by DREAM VACATION (US) out of BELLE GALLEON (NZ) Owner(s): T G (Trevor) Casey Breeder(s): T G Casey, M J Bowden, J M Bowden
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| Stent wins the 2015 Great Southern Star Grand Final for Colin De Filippi.. |
THERE’S no doubt right now that Stent is Australasia’s best trotter.
The six-year-old gelding was sent out odds-on in the $300,000 Pryde’s Easifeed Great Southern Star Final and didn’t disappoint, going one better than his second-place finish in last year’s GSS with a stunning 6.3-metre victory over Vincennes in the 1720-metre feature.
Stent was made to work for the front mid-race after being initially crossed by Flying Isa from gate six, but trainer/driver Colin De Filippi grew in confidence once at the head of affairs.
“I got away with a pretty good middle half. The further it went the more confident I got,” he said.
Keystone Del, last year’s GSS champion, loomed up approaching the home corner and looked a serious threat but Stent was able to shake him off and then hold off all the later comers for a 6.3-metre triumph in a 1:57.1 mile rate.
“He’s a lovely trotter. A lovely gaited horse. He got a wee bit keen in the preliminary, that’d be the only thing he did wrong,” De Filippi said.
“It was our night tonight.
“I’d like to think this trotter will end up going down in history among the best of them.”
Canadian champion reinsman Jody Jamieson drove the runner-up Vincennes, who found the line strongly, while Luke McCarthy was aboard third placegetter Flying Isa.
The winner sprinted through his last half in 56.5secs with splits of 29.1 and 27.4.
Stent will now go to Alexander Park in Auckland for the Rowe Cup.
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N:r Plac Häst Kön Härstamning Kusk Tränare Tid Dist Odds Pris 1 1 Sheemon (NZ) v Monarchy - Solar Fire Dexter Dunn K D Townley 1.12,7a 1720 49 31 250 3 2 Keystone Del (NZ) v Dr Ronerail - Flipside Blake Fitzpatrick Nicole Molander 16 7 500 7 3 Brunelleschi v Tennotrump - Box Brownie Greg Sugars A E Tubbs 79 5 000 5 4 Vincennes v Ganymede - Showmethemaori Jody Jamieson L M Fitzpatrick 383 2 500 8 5 Flying Isa (NZ) v Pegasus Spur - Sun Isa Luke McCarthy Belinda McCarthy 87 1 250 4 6 Steal A Sixpence v Safely Kept - Half A Sixpence Gavin Lang G A Lang 444 500 6 7 Cold Sister (US) s Like A Prayer - Aspenglow Joshua Aiken David Aiken 753 500 2 8 Kvintet Avenger (FI) h Love You - Nobes Hanover Anthony Butt B A Lilley 263 500 9 9 Aldebaran Shades (NZ) v Sundon - Tijuana Glass Chris Lang C W Lang 1140 500 BAY GELDING 5 by MONARCHY USA out of SOLAR FIRE NZ Owner(s): M E Townley, H M Wall Breeder(s): S R Moffatt, B E Moffatt, H M Bishop, W J Bishop
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N:r Plac Häst Kön Härstamning Kusk Tränare Tid Dist Odds Pris 6 1 Stent (NZ) v Dream Vacation - Belle Galleon Colin DeFilippi Colin DeFilippi 1.13,4a 1720 13 31 250 8 2 Kyvalley Blur (US) v Chocolatier - Duo Val Car Dexter Dunn B A Lilley 479 7 500 1 3 Neville Vaughan (NZ) v Britewell - Jenola Bay Jason Lee R R McMillan 337 5 000 9 4 Maori Time s Pegasus Spur - Sundonna Chris Lang C W Lang 132 2 500 2 5 Spidergirl s Yankee Spider - Lunar Landing Chris Alford D Aiken 73 1 250 4 6 My High Expectations (US) v Ken Werkentin - Kovel David Aiken David Aiken 352 500 7 7 Glenferrie Typhoon (NZ) v Majestic Son - Cyclone Vance Jodi Quinlan C T Demmler ga 559 500 3 8 Zedalite v Zooma - Rememberance Day Rodney Petroff Brent Lilley 885 500 5 r Realmein (NZ) v Real Desire - Cullermen Anthony Butt T G Butt dga 105 500 BAY GELDING 6 by DREAM VACATION (US) out of BELLE GALLEON (NZ) Owner(s): T G (Trevor) Casey Breeder(s): T G Casey, M J Bowden, J M Bowden
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| Sheemon takes out the Great Southern Star heat.. |
Sheemon and Dexter Dunn will start from pole in the Pryde’s Easifeed Great Southern Star Final tonight at 10pm.
The Kiwi trotter upset Keystone Del in the first of the series’ heats, rating 1:57.2, sitting on the back of Keystone Del before peeling to the outside and overhauling him in the stretch.
The second of the heats saw raging-hot favourite Stent take the cash in 1:58.2, taking control of the race at the top of the straight and careering to an easy win.
So slowly they went in the second heat that only the top three horses over the line qualified for the final, meaning horses 1-7 in the first heat finished quicker and moved through to the big dance.
Keystone Del was second in the first heat, just ahead of Brunelleschi, who ran a mighty race from barrier seven, while Vincennes, Flying Isa, Steal A Sixpence and Cold Sister all qualified.
Kyvalley Blur rattled home in the second heat to qualify for the final, with South Australian Neville Vaughan enjoying a cheap run on the pegs and finishing on well for third.
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